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Encyclopedia > Sibelius Software

Sibelius Software Ltd is a British music software company, with subsidiaries in California and Australia. Image File history File links Sib_logo. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ...


Named after the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, it was founded in April 1993 by twins Ben and Jonathan Finn to sell the Sibelius notation program along with the Acorn Archimedes computers it was designed for. Sibelius redirects to this article. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by the company Sibelius Software. ... The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltds first general purpose home computer based on their own 24-bit ARM RISC CPU, and spawned a family of very capable machines with various options. ...


Since then it has released Sibelius on Windows and Mac, and grown to be the world's largest and most popular music notation software company. The first Windows version was released in late 1998. Sibelius 2, an improved version, was released in 2001. In 2003, Sibelius 3 was released, including new features such as the Kontakt Player and the ability to burn the soundtrack of the score to a CD for further use. Sibelius 4, the latest version released in July 2005, has many new features such the ability to write music snychronized to video, and 'dynamic' instrumental parts that are automatically updated when you revise the full score. There is a very likely possibility that a "Sibelius 5" will be released sometimes in 2008. In recent years the company has also released various other music programs, including a range of software for teaching music called Sibelius Educational Suite. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2005 the company was given the prestigious Queen's Award for Innovation. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Queens Award for Enterprise is an award for British companies and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development. ...


External links

  • Sibelius Software Ltd
  • SibeliusMusic online publishing

  Results from FactBites:
 
Sibelius notation program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (535 words)
Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by the company Sibelius Software.
Sibelius was originally developed by British twins Ben and Jonathan Finn for the Acorn Archimedes computer.
A lite version of Photoscore, which may be upgraded, is bundled with the Sibelius software.
Sibelius Software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (246 words)
Sibelius 2, an improved version, was released in 2001.
In 2003, Sibelius 3 was released, including new features such as the Kontakt Player and the ability to burn the soundtrack of the score to a CD for further use.
Sibelius 4, the latest version released in July 2005, has many new features such the ability to write music snychronized to video, and 'dynamic' instrumental parts that are automatically updated when you revise the full score.
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